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I never know how much candy to give out at Hallowe’en

Tonight is Hallowe’en and this is the third year we’ve been in this house to give out candy. In previous years when I was living in a condo or apartment, we almost always got zero kids. The past couple of years, we’ve average 12-15 kids but maybe 6 or 7 groups (multiple kids per group). So, it’s not a lot. It’s less than when I used to live in a rural area in Canada. And that’s weird because I live in a suburb with plenty of people around.

So, when I go out and buy candy I try to ensure that I’ll have enough. But when kids come to the door, I have to do some mental math: How many kids will I get? And based upon that, what’s my candy run rate? That is, how much candy can I give out and be confident that I won’t run out for the rest?

I want to be generous with candy. The first group that stopped by I gave them 4 candies each. They aren’t big candies but it’s enough for a kid. I said to the wife the next kid that comes down are getting a big handful of junk food.

But then I think to myself “Oh, but what if Hallowe’en kids start coming in droves after I start handing out lots of candy?” And then I’m worried that I’ll run out and I’ll look stingy to the future kids.

It’s currently 7:39 pm and we’ve only gotten one group of three kids so far. Will we get anymore?

I want to hand out a lot of candy. Even now, I can hear them walking down the street, shouting and everything. Are they skipping our house on purpose?

You may say “What’s the big deal? Just eat the leftover candy.”

Well, I don’t want it. It’s too much sugar. It makes me fat and rots my teeth. I’ll eat dark chocolate and only occasionally. But the key to avoiding eating junk food is to not have it in the house.